[unkus]

Thanks for the pics, bruinbirdman.

That “thing” isn’t very impressive. I guess it would need the same protection as one of our carriers.

[Jeff Head]

Those are old, old pictures before the refit. Look at the ones I have posted and the links I have given.

As to escorts, in the last ten years the PLAN has developed A LOT of them. They are building modern, AEGIS-like (with VLS, PARS, Battle Management, etc) DDGs and very effectiove, modern multi-role FFGs for escorts and new SSNs too.

We better take them seriously. The Indians, Australians, Japanese and Koreans are.